AHJ_ah09618 Inventory of the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company records1902-1970 (bulk 1917-1970) Consolidated Royalty Oil Company records Processed by Laura Uglean Jackson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2009, 2011

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Laura Uglean Jackson May 2009 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Consolidated Royalty Oil Company Consolidated Royalty Oil Company records 1902-1970 (bulk 1917-1970) 09618 73.11 cubic ft. (80 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains administrative records, correspondence, oil field records, and stock information for the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company and its subsidiaries. History of the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company

The Consolidated Royalty Oil Company was organized in September, 1917 and headquartered in Casper, WY. Among the company's founders were B.B. Brooks (Ex-Governor of Wyoming), Clarence B. Richardson (a successful Cheyenne banker and oil operator), and Roderick N. Matson (attorney and judge from Cheyenne). The company acquired royalties and leases in oil and gas companies; it did not drill for oil. In 1917, the company purchased stock interest in the Stock Oil Company, the Royalty Oil Company, the Tisdale Royalty Company and about 90 percent of the Grass Creek Oil and Gas Company. Properties (oil fields) from these acquisitions included the Big Muddy Field, Salt Creek, Tisdale Oil Field, and the Grass Creek Field. Other royalty interests included Billy Creek, Wallace Creek, and acreage in California, Texas, Kansas, and Montana. Consolidated Royalty also owned the Consolidated Royalty Building (also known as the Oil Exchange building), a five-story office building in Casper. One of Consolidated Royalty's major subsidiaries was The Western Exploration Company, which was organized in January, 1917 and held a 50% interest in the Hudson Oil Company. In the 1960s, the company entered into liquidation which was completed by 1970.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains the records of the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company and its subsidiaries. Records include correspondence, financial data, and annual reports. Board and stockholder minutes can be found for the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company and several of the subsidiary companies. Oil field records, stock information, maps, and personal materials of the company's founders are also included. Information pertaining to the subsidiary companies can be found, especially for the Grass Creek Oil and Gas Company and Western Exploration Company.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from George Goodman in 1971.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson in May 2009 and June 2011.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Brooks, Bryant B. (Bryant Butler), 1861-1944 Hudson Oil Company. Oil Exchange Building. Stock Oil Company. Petroleum -- Prospecting -- West (U.S.) Natural gas -- Prospecting -- West (U.S.) Oil and gas leases -- Colorado. Oil and gas leases -- Wyoming. Oil and gas leases -- Kansas. Oil and gas leases -- California. Oil and gas leases -- Texas. Oil and gas leases -- Montana. Business enterprises -- Casper, Wyo. Stocks. Oil fields -- Wyoming. Agriculture and Natural Resources. Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce. Science. Casper (Wyo.) Salt Creek Oil Field (Wyo.) Big Muddy Oil Field (Wyo.) Grass Creek Oil Field (Wyo.) Wyoming -- History, 1890-1918 Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945 Wyoming -- History, 1946- <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Container List Series I. Administrative Records 1917-1969

Includes materials documenting the company's administrative history such as annual reports, company histories, financial materials, Board and Stockholders minutes, and photographs. All dates are approximate.

 1 Annual Reports 1918-1966 1 Articles of Incorporation 1917-1965 78-79 B.B. Brooks- Correspondence and Financial Records 1928-1950 1 Casper Mutual Building and Loan Association 1926-1929 1 Company History, Misc. 1925-1960 and undated 80 Company History, Scrapbook 1918-1930 1-2 , 77 Financial- Account Ledgers 1922-1964 2-3 Financial- Bank Statements 1917-1958 3 Financial- Income Tax Matters 1921-1929 4-5 Financial- Invoices Paid 1964-1966 62 Financial- Miscellaneous circa 1916 5 Financial- Payroll Records 1926-1969 6, 79 Financial- Reports and Statements 1918-1965 6-7 Financial- Trial Balances 1959-1965 7 Financial- Trustee Accounts 1922-1935 70 Insurance Policies 1927-1942 8 Legal Index undated 70 Legal- Court Records 1916-1927 8 Minutes 1917-1965 8 Photographs 1922, undated 61 Stamp undated Series II. Correspondence 1919-1970

This series was divided into two subseries in order to reflect the original arrangement. General and miscellaneous correspondence spanning the life of the company can be found in subseries 1. All dates are approximate. Topics include finances, oil fields and leases, stocks, and subsidiary companies.

Sub-series 1. Early Correspondence 1917-1970

Most correspondence in this subseries is dated before 1955.

 9, 78-79 General/Miscellaneous 1917-1970 9 "B" 1929-1937 9 "C" 1924-1933 9 "G" 1924-1937 9 "H" 1923-1925 10 "I" 1938 79 "J" 1924-1925 10, 79 "K" 1922-1925, 1927-1935 79 "L" 1924 79 "M" 1923-1926 10 Matson, R.N. 1917-1918 79 "N" 1924-1926 79 "O" 1924 10, 79 "P" 1920-1936 10, 79 "R" 1920-1921, 1924-1926 10, 79 "S" 1923-1924, 1958 10-11 Stock Subscriptions 1919 79 "T" 1923-1925 10, 79 "U" 1920-1924 10 "W" 1923-1929 Sub-series 2. Later Correspondence 1940-1970

Most correspondence in this subseries is dated after 1955.

 11 "A" 1955-1970 12 "B" 1960-1970 12 "C" 1957-1970 12 "D" 1956-1970 12 "E" 1961-1970 12 "F" 1958-1970 12 "G" 1960-1970 13 "H" 1957-1970 13 "I" 1958-1971 13 "J" 1964-1970 13 "K" 1959-1970 13 "L" 1940-1970 13 "M" 1959-1970 13 "N" 1959-1970 13 "P" 1960-1970 13 "R" 1967-1970 13 "S" 1960-1970 13-14 "T" 1958-1970 14 "U" 1962-1970 14 "V" 1965-1969 14 "W" 1959-1970 14 "Y" 1966-1970 14 "Z" 1958-1967 Series III. Oil Field Records 1918-1970

Includes reports for oil fields, leases, agreements, prospect information, submittals, fees, maps, and some photographs. All dates are approximate.

 14-17 Analyses and Reports, General 1918-1966 78 Deeds circa 1919 17 and 62 Lease Records 1969 78-79 Lease Records, C.B. Richardson Lease and S.C. Howard Lease 1923-1924 17-18 Prospects 1962-1966 18-20 Submittals 1960-1967 20-21 California 1921-1945 22 Colorado 1929-1968 22 Kansas 1922-1939 22 Montana 1919-1968 22 Nebraska 1941-1961 22 North Dakota 1956 23 Ohio 1964 23 Pennsylvania undated 23 South Dakota 1965-1966 23-24 Texas 1918-1967 24-25, 69 Wyoming- Miscellaneous 1926-1940 25 Wyoming- Albany County 1919-1958 25 Wyoming- Big Horn County Circa 1967 25 Wyoming- Campbell County 1961-1963 25 Wyoming- Carbon County Circa 1933 25 Wyoming- Converse County 1931-1969 25-26 Wyoming- Crook County 1958-1968 26-27 Wyoming- Freemont County 1960-1965 27 Wyoming- Goshen County undated 27 Wyoming- Hot Springs County 1926-1965 27-28, 78-79 Wyoming- Johnson County- Billy Creek 1921-1969 28 Wyoming- Laramie County 1965 28-29 Wyoming- Lincoln County 1950-1969 29 Wyoming- Natrona County Circa 1965 29 Wyoming- Natrona County- Dodds Ranch 1958-1970 30 Wyoming- Natrona County- Iver Johnson 1920-1925 31-34, 78-79 Wyoming- Natrona County- Salt Creek 1920-1940 34 Wyoming- Natrona County- South Glenrock Area 1963-1968 34 Wyoming- Natrona County- Wallace Creek 1923-1936 34 Wyoming- Niobrara County 1964-1967 34-35 Wyoming- Sweetwater County 1929-1964 35 Wyoming- Washakie County 1957-1967 35 Wyoming- Weston County 1922-1963 35 Wyoming- Williston Basin 1960 Series IV. Personal Records 1920-1950

Includes correspondence, day planners, and miscellaneous material owned by the companies' founders. All dates are approximate.

 35, 69 B.B. Brooks Personal Material 1920-1939 35 B.B. Brooks, Wyoming Historic Landmark Commission material 1931-1933 35-36 B.B. Brooks, Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association 1930-1944 36 B.B. Brooks, Wool Growers Association 1932-1944 36 Sidney J. Kent 1926-1935 36 C.B. Richardson 1922-1931 36-37 Miscellaneous 1929-1950 Series V. Stock Records 1917-1970

Includes agreements, contracts, correspondence, certificates, and other materials pertaining to stockholders and the company's stocks. All dates are approximate.

 37, 78 Agreements and Contracts 1917-1934 37 Correspondence 1918-1963 37-38 List of Stockholders 1959-1970 38 Miscellaneous 1928-1958 38 New York Curb/ American Stock Exchange 1917-1958 39-40 Securities and Exchange Commission 1934-1968 74 Stock Certificates 1919-1958 40, 64-65, 73, 75 Stock Ledgers 1917, undated Series VI. Subsidiaries 1902-1969

Contains contracts, correspondence, financial data, stock data, oil field data, and a few photographs. It is arranged alphabetically by company name. All dates are approximate.

 40 Blanco Oil Company 1965-1969 40, 69 Cole Creek Coal Co. 1902-1933 40-43 Consolidated Royalty Oil Company 1917-1968 43-44, 63, 68, 76 Equality Investment Company 1920-1942 44-49, 63, 75-76 Grass Creek Oil and Gas Company 1914-1955 50-51, 79 Hudson Oil Company 1926-1967 51-53, 62 Jupiter Oil Company 1917-1930s 54 Lander Oil and Gas Company 1913-1919 54, 62, 63, 65 Royalty Holding Syndicate 1921-1939 55, 62, 75 Stock Oil Company 1909-1930 55, 65 Tisdale Oil Company 1917-1918 55, 75-76 Utah Shale and Oil Company 1918-1951 56-59, 63,76 Western Exploration Company 1917-1966 Series VII. Maps 1926-1956

Includes maps from locations where the Consolidated Royalty Oil Company and its subsidiaries held oil and gas royalties. This included Wyoming, Texas, Colorado, and California. Dates are approximate.

 60-61, 66-67, 71-72, 80 Maps 1926-1956